MORGANTON Christopher Chris Lee Shell, 43, of Morganton, passed away Friday, April 14, 2017. He was born in Burke County, Nov. 16, 1973, and was the son of Richard Allen Shell and Vickie Roper Shell. Chris was an avid NASCAR fan, Duke Cameron Crazy and a Yankee fan.
Synonyms for tonguetÊÅ. tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper(noun) a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity. Synonyms: lingua, glossa, spit, tongue, knife, clapper, natural language, applauder.
The oral tongue is the part you see when you poke your tongue out at someone. This is the front two thirds of your tongue. Cancers that develop in this part of the tongue come under a group of cancers called mouth (oral) cancer. The base of the tongue is the back third of the tongue. This part is very near your throat (pharynx).